Oxford Word of The Year: 'Goblin Mode'

“Publishers of the Oxford English Dictionary have chosen their word of the year, and it’s actually two words that sound like something out of ‘Lord of the Rings,’ and they are ‘goblin mode,’ ... the slang term describes a state of being that is ‘unapologetically self-indulgent, lazy, slovenly or greedy,’ like eating takeout in bed and not showering, behaviors that became popular during pandemic lockdowns.”